Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects
Department
History
Document Type
Thesis
Abstract
This CE/T project explores the histories of the local movements for fairness ordinances which transpired in Kentucky in the year 1999. Fairness ordinances expand local civil rights protections on the basis of ‘sexual orientation’ and sometimes ‘gender identity’ to include lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) peoples and usually protect in the areas of employment, housing, and public accommodations. Four communities in the state considered such laws in 1999: Greater Louisville, Lexington-Fayette, the City of Henderson, and the City of Bowling Green. This thesis takes a holistic approach towards the history of these movements, exploring the procession of chronological events, arguments for and against, and reactions to passage. In the conclusion, these four localities are briefly analyzed together for what each contributed to the 1999 events and as well as for what each teaches about the state of the overall LGBT rights movement in Kentucky.
Advisor(s) or Committee Chair
Dr. Patricia Minter
Disciplines
Community-Based Research | Gender and Sexuality | Political Science | Social and Behavioral Sciences | Social Influence and Political Communication
Recommended Citation
Bennett, Micah, "Fighting for Fairness: The History of Kentucky’s Local Movements to Enact Fairness Ordinances in 1999" (2011). Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects. Paper 376.
https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/stu_hon_theses/376
Included in
Community-Based Research Commons, Gender and Sexuality Commons, Political Science Commons, Social Influence and Political Communication Commons